Monday, September 14, 2009

Busy sewing day

Batik fabrics are so amazing. This picture shows more of a grayish color, but the fabric is actually a sage green with darker green branches. I have a small collection of sage green and gold batik fat quarters. There are not enough to make a large quilt but I really wanted to use them, so I decided to make a lap quilt using my favorite easy pattern - the crazy nine-patch.

In addition to the batiks, I added some golds and greens from my stash and got started on the blocks. I have a surprise fabric that I hope to use either in the borders or as straight blocks that will add something unexpected to this quilt.

Between sewing and ironing sessions, I started the process of putting borders on this very scrappy quilt. The first border is this black stripe and I'm thinking the next border will be a happy polka dot fabric.

About Me

Retired and loving it. Now I have plenty of time to quilt, stitch, stamp, knit, read, and volunteer at church. There is also time to be lazy, stare out the window, waste time on the computer, and do Sudoku puzzles. I'm a happy camper!